Honda RIDGELINE 2024 Owner's Manual page 367

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Starting to Drive
When the engine was started using the keyless remote
1. Depress and hold the brake pedal, then press the ENGINE START/STOP button.
When the engine was started in any case
2. Keeping your right foot on the brake pedal, release the parking brake. Check that
the parking brake indicator has gone off.
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3. Put the transmission into ( D . Select
4. Gradually release the brake pedal and gently depress the accelerator pedal to pull
away.
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Hill start assist system
Hill start assist keeps the brake engaged briefly to help prevent the vehicle from
rolling on inclines as you move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator.
Put the transmission into ( D , or
then release the brake pedal.
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Stopping the Engine
You can turn the engine off when the vehicle is completely stopped.
1. Depress the brake pedal and change the shift position to
u Do not release the brake pedal until you have confirmed that
the shift position indicator.
2. Press the ENGINE START/STOP button.
( R when reversing.
( S when facing uphill, or R when facing downhill, (
P . (
1Starting to Drive
When the engine was started using the keyless remote
The engine stops when the transmission is taken out
of ( P before the ENGINE START/STOP button is
pressed. Follow step 1 when starting to drive.
1Hill start assist system
Hill start assist may not prevent the vehicle from
rolling downhill on a very steep or slippery slope, and
will not operate on small inclines.
Hill start assist will operate even when VSA® is
switched off.
Hill start assist is not a replacement for the parking
brake.
P is shown on
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